Endoscopic laser foraminoplasty on the lumbar spine - Early experience

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-9

  Knight, M T N ^a   Vajda, A ^b   Jakab, G V ^b   Awan, S ^a  

^a Spinal Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Back pain; Endoscopic laser foraminoplasty; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CEFUROXIME; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LASER SURGERY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031961519     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1052006     Document Type: Article

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